ŁUTSEL K’E, NWT (April 1, 2015) – The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and Łutsel K’e Dene First Nation (LKDFN) are working with other Aboriginal governments towards the establishment of a “made-in-the-North” approach for Thaidene Nëné (thai-den-eh-nen-ay).

YELLOWKNIFE (March 31, 2015) – The Government of the Northwest Territories invites parents or primary caregivers of babies born between April 2014 and April 2015 to apply to participate in the testing phase of the iPad Mini for New Parents project being launched by Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) today.

YELLOWKNIFE (March 31, 2015) – Fishing lodge owners, operators, and day-trip angling guides from across the territory were in Yellowknife last week to discuss plans to revitalize the angling sector in the NWT.  The workshop hosted by the GNWT’s Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) and NWT Tourism focused on the need for a new approach to marketing and diversifying the NWT’s long standing reputation for world-class fishing adventures.

HAY RIVER (March 27, 2015) – Raising awareness of the economic and social benefits of community-based tourism was the focus of a two-day Regional Tourism Stakeholder Conference last week in Hay River.

Over 30 community government representatives and 10 tourism operators from the South Slave and Dehcho Regions attended the conference. The event was hosted by the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) and Northwest Territories Tourism (NWTT) and was supported by the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor).

Yellowknife (March 26, 2015) – On April 1st 2015, the Government of the Northwest Territories will be consolidating energy related functions within the department of Public Works and Services (PWS).

The new energy activity will be comprised of functions currently in the departments of Public Works and Services, Environment and Natural Resources, Industry, Tourism and Investment and the Northwest Territories Energy Corporation that deal with energy policy and planning, research, programs and project delivery.

YELLOWKNIFE (March 26, 2015) – The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) invites residents of the Northwest Territories (NWT) to provide input into the development of the NWT Oil and Gas Strategy through an online survey.

YELLOWKNIFE (March 24, 2015) – Figures released today show that the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has successfully filled 108 of 128 positions decentralized during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 fiscal years. Another 22 positions scheduled to be established during the next two fiscal years are currently vacant.

YELLOWKNIFE (March 24, 2015) – Millions of households across North America will get a glimpse of the excellent fishing opportunities and spectacular tourism adventures available in the Northwest Territories (NWT) on the popular television show, The New Fly Fisher.  The show featured Hearne Lake Lodge in an episode that first aired on March 21, 2015 on the World Fishing Network (WFN) and will continue to air on other networks later this year.

YELLOWKNIFE (March 24, 2015) – Premier Bob McLeod announced today that Mr. David Stewart has been named as Associate Deputy Minister of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) effective May 11, 2015 and will assume the position of Deputy Minister of ECE on August 1, 2015. Mr. Stewart will be taking over from current Associate Deputy Minister Dana Heide and current Deputy Minister Gabriela Eggenhofer, who are both retiring in coming months.

INUVIK (March 20, 2015) – Members of the Legislative Assembly, regional leaders and media received a first-hand view of progress on the 120-kilometre all-weather Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway project this week. Minister of Transportation Tom Beaulieu hosted a two-day visit to construction sites near Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk for the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Members of the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Infrastructure, community leaders from the Beaufort Delta area and the media.